This past week my son's history textbook dedicated a portion of the chapter to the orphan trains, which started in 1853 and ended in 1929. Intrigued by this bit of history, I requested a few books about it. I borrowed all of the books from the library and also highly recommend them.
1. Orphan Train by Verla Kay illustrated by Ken Stark-picture book-rhyming text, expressive illustrations that add to the text Younger readers can experience what life was like for an orphan child in the streets and then sent on a train to be matched with a family. 2nd-6th grade
2. Orphan Trains-Taking the Rails to a New Life by Rebecca Langston-George-Seven children who were orphans are featured in this nonfiction chapter book. Readers learn about their lives before being matched with a family and then what the family was like. I especially liked how the author provides information about them as adults. For grades 3-8th
3. Orphan Rider-One Boy's True Story by Andrea Warren-Featuring Lee Nailing, this book alternates chapters with basic information about the orphan train operation with Lee's progress-from being abandoned by his father to finding a home to being reunited with some of his brothers. For grades 2nd-8th.
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